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Little Stories, Little Cities – How Purple Yonder Adapted City Simulators For VR

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Could such a little team be what helped Little Cities expertly deliver on a VR-first approach to a city simulator game? “And then, Ninja Theory got acquired by Microsoft and they didn’t really have as much of a focus on VR, but that was something I still wanted to do.” Starting Small, Expanding Out. What do you think?

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

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Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Representatives of the JianXi province and also the vice prime minister Liu He have visited the venue, and the Chinese Government has confirmed its strong interest in VR, that is seen as a strategic technology.

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U.S. Department of Education Embraces VR/AR With $680K EdSim Challenge

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government wants you to do just that with its new education competition. Department of Education this week announced the EdSim Challenge , looking for new educational simulations that use virtual and augmented reality technology, created by the VR, AR and videogame development communities. In fact, the U.S.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.25): Quest 2 Pro leaked, Facebook to change its name, and more!

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Image leaked from Oculus runtime). The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. the simulator fans that want a headset with super-high resolution), no competitor could survive against a headset that is comfortable, affordable, has a great library of content, and has full body tracking and full RGB passthrough.

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Can Mystical Magic Leap Lure Singapore’s Temasek into its Net?

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investment arm of Singapore’s government. s Oculus Rift. The company is promising to create a headset that would use a type of light-field technology to simulate 3-D images superimposed on the real world, providing what the company calls “mixed reality.” ” Experience is the new currency in VR and MR.

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The IKEA of AR: Making Content Effortlessly, with EON Reality’s Dan Lejerskar

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In Dan Lejerskar’s experience, everyone from universities to governments see the value of XR — they just lack the content to make it a worthwhile, everyday tool. Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators — big aircraft simulators, etc. So this was before Oculus. One is government.

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The IKEA of AR: Making Content Effortlessly, with EON Reality’s Dan Lejerskar

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In Dan Lejerskar’s experience, everyone from universities to governments see the value of XR — they just lack the content to make it a worthwhile, everyday tool. Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators — big aircraft simulators, etc. So this was before Oculus. One is government.

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